"I just loved Martha, although she was difficult and outrageous. It’s not a well-known fact about her, but she could be very funny. We’d laugh and laugh at rehearsals. I still think about her. She … [Read more...] about Paul Taylor on Martha Graham
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Sir Trevor Nunn and Imogen Stubbs split after 21 years
Director, Sir Trevor Nunn, and his actress wife, Imogen Stubbs, have separated after 21 years together. The couple, who have two children, split after Miss Stubbs, 50, admitted that she had been in a … [Read more...] about Sir Trevor Nunn and Imogen Stubbs split after 21 years
Director Deborah Warner on her love of Bausch and her difficulty with ballet
I jump at any chance to see Pina Bausch's work, and so I'm thrilled to hear the rumour that we may be treated to a retrospective of all her works in the London 2012 Festival - she told The … [Read more...] about Director Deborah Warner on her love of Bausch and her difficulty with ballet
Bewitched creator Sol Saks dies aged 100
Comedy writer Sol Saks, who created the 1960s US sitcom Bewitched, has died aged 100. He died on Saturday of respiratory failure as a result of pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, his wife told … [Read more...] about Bewitched creator Sol Saks dies aged 100
Samuel L Jackson will play Martin Luther King on Broadway
Samuel L Jackson is to make his debut on Broadway this autumn, playing Martin Luther King Jr in a play first staged in London in 2009. Written by Katori Hall, The Mountaintop depicts the civil … [Read more...] about Samuel L Jackson will play Martin Luther King on Broadway
The gay caveman
Archeologists have unearthed what they believe to be a 5,000-year-old gay caveman in a Prague suburb, says the Sunday Times. The body was buried pointing eastwards and surrounded by domestic … [Read more...] about The gay caveman
Barenboim at Tate Modern performs for 400 lucky seated guests
Like a flash mob they came at 24 hours' notice to hear Daniel Barenboim at Tate Modern, celebrating 60 years of public performance - and incidentally promoting three new releases from Universal … [Read more...] about Barenboim at Tate Modern performs for 400 lucky seated guests
Composer of the opera “Il Postino”, Daniel Catan, dies unexpectedly at 62
Daniel Catán, the composer of the opera "Il Postino," which opened the current season at Los Angeles Opera, died unexpectedly Sunday in Austin, Texas. He was 62. Catán lived in South Pasadena with his … [Read more...] about Composer of the opera “Il Postino”, Daniel Catan, dies unexpectedly at 62
Shirley Bassey helps celebrate the man with the Midas touch, John Barry
74 year-old Dame Shirley Bassey and 32 year-old Rumer are among the performers who will remember James Bond composer John Barry at a memorial concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. Tributes at the … [Read more...] about Shirley Bassey helps celebrate the man with the Midas touch, John Barry
Twyla Tharp, John Adams, Herbie Hancock and Derek Jacobi to receive honorary doctorates from Juilliard
Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Twyla Tharp and Olivier Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi will receive honorary doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School's 106th commencement ceremony in … [Read more...] about Twyla Tharp, John Adams, Herbie Hancock and Derek Jacobi to receive honorary doctorates from Juilliard
Darren Aronofsky defends Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’ controversy
Responding to claims that Black Swan star Natalie Portman didn’t do the majority of her on-screen dancing in her Oscar-winning role, director Darren Aronofsky released the following statement through … [Read more...] about Darren Aronofsky defends Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’ controversy
Benjamin Millepied gets the film bug
"I think directing and choreographing have such a similarity: how to work with movement and motion and narration and emotion and creating images.... And I think having the ability to control the … [Read more...] about Benjamin Millepied gets the film bug
Tales of the City – the musical, with Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor
Tony Award winner Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor have been cast as the eclectic denizens of 28 Barbary Lane in the world-premiere musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin's … [Read more...] about Tales of the City – the musical, with Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor
Alina Cojocaru on pointe shoes
This pair of ballet shoes which I wore to perform my first Tatiana in Onegin, when I was 20, lasted only two days. If I’m not performing on stage they can last up to two months. I constantly sew on … [Read more...] about Alina Cojocaru on pointe shoes
“He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with” says Jodie Foster after directing Mel Gibson in a new film
"He’s so incredibly loving and sensitive. He really is. He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with on a movie. And he’s not saintly, and he’s got a big mouth, and he’ll do gross things your … [Read more...] about “He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with” says Jodie Foster after directing Mel Gibson in a new film
Ted Danson on (not) being a sex symbol
"No one has ever hired me to take my clothes off and be sexy. No one. Not even when I was 25. But I’m funnier than I am sexy, so I’m hired to make jokes about sex; I’m not hired to do sex." … [Read more...] about Ted Danson on (not) being a sex symbol
The brain and dance: Rodolfo Llinas, professor of neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, explains
"You have only so many variables you can hold in your brain. If those variables are stage elements, one must be actively engaged with all of them to draw a rich experience from a show. If the music … [Read more...] about The brain and dance: Rodolfo Llinas, professor of neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, explains
Soprano Kate Royal on finding her voice in Bournemouth
At about the age of 15, my sister and I joined the local Big Little Theatre Company, and I learnt to stand in front of an audience and perform. It was also where I started to use my voice. We would … [Read more...] about Soprano Kate Royal on finding her voice in Bournemouth
Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
"There's nothing better for me than to see their faces when Klara [Houdet] is dancing the Dying Swan. I've seen children almost cry at the end because they think she has died. That's beautiful. That's … [Read more...] about Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
It’s curtains for the interval – Chris Campbell, literary manager at the Royal Court, comments
"Directors would rather there was no interval, especially the younger ones who fondly imagine the audience to be gripped by their visions. While theatres make a lot of money from intervals, there has … [Read more...] about It’s curtains for the interval – Chris Campbell, literary manager at the Royal Court, comments
